18 August 2017

US Declares Hizbul Mujahideen as Global Terrorist Group

US Declares Hizbul Mujahideen as Global Terrorist Group

The United States named Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group.

The Hizb is one of the two most active Pakistan-based terrorist groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir, and claimed responsibility for several attacks, including the April 2014 explosives attack in Kashmir.